Friendly League

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Júlio Faria kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Mateus Campos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SORRISO E. C. the free kick. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Don Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mateus Campos was shown his second yellow card after 12 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Don Duarte hit a great ball. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Pascoal Alvarenga hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match Joaquim Queirós sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but King Duarte skillfully saved the ball. Nuno Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Edvaldo Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 34th minute when Júlio Faria elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Rodolfo Caldas kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Nuno Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Leal having to interfere. In the 46th minute Júlio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandre Veríssimo was the one to do the kick off. After 50 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Pereira. 53 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Pereira came free, but Edvaldo Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Leopoldo Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute Alexandre Veríssimo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvaldo Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Júlio Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but King Duarte was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Don Duarte hit a great ball. The supporters of CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land booed when SORRISO E. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Alexandre Veríssimo got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vítor Sousa hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 85th play minute Joaquim Queirós came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised King Duarte. 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Don Duarte in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edvaldo Leal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SORRISO E. C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.